Read and annotate for author's claims and supporting evidence
Answer the following questions on binder paper:
Answer these questions on another piece of paper. Include the full title, author(s) and genre of the text in your heading.
1. What is the issue/topic? What problem is being solved here? (State the problem as a question about the topic that the author is seeking to answer.)
2. What is the author’s proposed solution to the problem, the answer to the question?
3. What is the most important information that supports the author’s conclusion? (Identify the facts, experiences, date the author is using.)
4. Who is the intended audience for this text? (State where, when, why, and for whom was the text first published)
5. What was/is the author’s purpose for writing this text (State as accurately as possible the author’s purpose for writing the text.)
6. As a result of having read this article, how does the author want readers to think differently (conceptual change) or act differently (pragmatic change) or both?
7. Why does the author think this issue is important? Why should I/you/we care about this issue/problem?
8. If the author’s proposal/solution were to be accepted and implemented by society, what would the consequences be? Who would gain? Who would be disadvantaged?
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Today's Agenda1. Synthesis Essay
Answer these questions on another piece of paper. Include the full title, author(s) and genre of the text in your heading.
- 8. If the author’s proposal/solution were to be accepted and implemented by society, what would the consequences be? Who would gain? Who would be disadvantaged?
2. Groups- work to complete CSE project.